Full name James Eadie 1965–1967 Rangers Party Scottish National Party Years Team | Playing position Role Politician Name Jim Eadie | |
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Date of birth (1947-02-04) 4 February 1947 (age 68) | ||
Place of birth Alexandria, Scotland Education University of Strathclyde | ||
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James Eadie (born 4 February 1947) is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 200 appearances in the Football League in spells with Cardiff City, Chester City and Bristol Rovers.
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Career
Eadie began his career at Rangers but never made a first team appearance for the club, moving to Dumbarton where he played a handful of matches before joining Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. It wasn't until he moved south to play in The Football League that he began to play regular football. He signed for Cardiff City in 1969, although he did not make his debut until the following year when he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth in March 1970. The following season, he managed to oust Frank Parsons as the number one goalkeeper as Cardiff just missed out on promotion.
However, during the next season Eadie himself was ousted as first choice goalkeeper by Bill Irwin. After remaining as back-up for a short time, he spent time on loan at Chester before joining Bristol Rovers. He kept clean sheets in his first five matches at the club and was instrumental in the club winning promotion the following year. Eadie went on to appear over 200 times, earning the nickname "the flying pig" from the clubs fans, before moving into non-league football to finish his career.
Later life
After retiring from football, Eadie became a plumber before retiring to live in Bristol.